The Old Foodie

Today we are going to try to squeeze in nammet and nunchin. Nunchin (nuncheon) was the subject of a previous post, so I don’t need to repeat...

Hobbits, as we all know from the movie, enjoy seven meals a day - breakfast, second breakfast, elevensies, luncheon, afternoon tea, dinner, ...

In a certain large continent in the northern hemisphere today, all thoughts are undoubtedly turned to the preparation of tomorrow night’s bi...

Silly me. A post popped up “ yesterday ” (Sunday) instead of “today”(Monday), because I accidentally typed the wrong date into the post-ahe...

The question in my mind is - was the opinion of Phyllis Browne and her “mere man” (yesterday’s post) on the subject of breakfast the prevail...

Just when you think nothing more can be said about the “traditional” English breakfast, some more opinion comes to light. Today it is that o...

Most of us probably don’t think of breakfast and parties in the same breath – breakfast and the best newspaper, or breakfast and last nig...

When we have breakfast we are literally breaking the (overnight) fast. We all agree that it is the first meal of the day, although we may fo...

November 26 ... Kedgeree is a peculiarly Anglo-Indian concoction. It apparently began with khitchr – a dish based on a mixture of rice ...

Today, August 1st ... The concept of brunch was invented – or rather, promoted, on this day in 1896 if the OED is correct. An article in Pun...

Today, January 1st … Samuel Pepys started the New Year in January 1661 with breakfast with his father, brother, uncle and two cousins. He ga...